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陰 (阴)

yīn

Definition

cloudy (weather)
今天是陰天。

It's cloudy today.
overcast
shady
Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
negative (electric, for example)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

shade

Related words (89)

dark cloud

gloomy and cold

shady

hidden merits

lunar calendar

hell; nether world

labia

scrotum

cloudy (day); overcast (sky)

to dry in the shade

high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua

(lit. and fig.) shadow

secret virtue

negative; feminine

vulva

overcast; gloomy

dim; dark; overcast; darkness; shadow; (fig.) dismal; gloomy; somber; murky; shadowy (side)

hell; the inferno

cathode; negative electrode (i.e. emitting electrons)

gentle and reserved; soft; feminine

a hard wood

gloomy; sinister; eerie

sinister; insidious

pubic hair

gloomy

dark and moist

negative electric charge

shameful secret

underground cave; vagina; female genitalia (in pornography)

to laugh evilly

sex fluids

penis

clitoris

deficiency of yin 陰 in TCM

plot; conspiracy

vagina

gloomy

genitalia

vulva; pudenda

the nether world; Hades

mons veneris

yin and yang; yin yang

treacherous; sinister

haze

shady side; dark side

chill wind; (fig.) evil wind

charitable acts performed in secret; hidden good deeds

ghost; spirit

malicious; treacherous

yīn liáng chù

shady place

yīn píng shēng

high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua

the dark side (of society etc)

yīn chén chén

dark (weather, mood)

negative ion

yīn jīng tào

condom

conspiracy theory

female external genitalia (anatomy); vulva

vaginal infection; inflammation of the vulva or vagina; colpitis

yīn cáo dì fǔ

netherworld; Kingdom of the Underworld; Hades

yīn yáng guài qì

eccentric; peculiar; mystifying

yīn xiǎn dú là

treacherous and murderous

陰極射線管

yīn jí shè xiàn guǎn

cathode ray tube

陰離子部位

yīn lí zǐ bù wèi

anionic site

陰道棕櫚狀壁

yīn dào zōng lǘ zhuàng bì

palmate folds of cervical canal; plicae palmatae canalis cervicis uteri

陰謀顛覆政府罪

yīn móu diān fù zhèng fǔ zuì

the crime of conspiracy to overthrow the government

perineum

time available

vulva

the Moon (esp. in Daoism)

vulva; pudenda

a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)

shade (of a tree)

tree shade; shady

in the shade; shady

cunnilingus

(Tw) to be possessed; to be bewitched

to cherish every moment; to make good use of one's time

yǒu yīn yǐng

shadowy

shān yīn fēng

to raise an ill wind

guān luò yīn

a ritual whereby the living soul is brought to the nether world for a spiritual journey

to enter hell

indecent exposure; flashing

yī mìng guī yīn

see 一命嗚呼

lín yīn dà dào

boulevard; tree-lined avenue

xū dù guāng yīn

to waste time on worthless activities

交叉陰影線

jiāo chā yīn yǐng xiàn

hatched lines; cross-hatched graphic pattern

無心插柳柳成陰

wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

(lit.) idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you; (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success; also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫

Idioms (9)

yīn chā yáng cuò

an accident arising from many causes (idiom); a freak combination of factors

yīn xū huǒ wàng

an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy (idiom)

yīn móu guǐ jì

crafty plots and machinations (idiom)

yīn cuò yáng chā

an accident arising from many causes (idiom); a freak combination of factors

yīn hún bù sàn

(lit.) the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom); (fig.) the influence still lingers on; the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive

陰德必有陽報

yīn dé bì yǒu yáng bào

hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom)

guāng yīn sì jiàn

time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!

yáng fèng yīn wéi

outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service; to agree overtly, but oppose in secret

一寸光陰一寸金

yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn

(lit.) An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom); (fig.) free time is to be treasured

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